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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. | December 19, 1961||||||||||||
Died: | December 26, 2004 Cornelius, North Carolina, U.S. | (aged 43)||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 300 lb (136 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Howard (Chattanooga, Tennessee) | ||||||||||||
College: | Tennessee (1980–1983) | ||||||||||||
Supplemental draft: | 1984 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4 | ||||||||||||
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Reginald Howard White (December 19, 1961 – December 26, 2004) was an American professional football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons. White played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers, earning unanimous All-American honors. After playing two seasons for the Memphis Showboats of the United States Football League (USFL), he was selected in the first round of the 1984 NFL Supplemental Draft, and then played for the Philadelphia Eagles, the Green Bay Packers and the Carolina Panthers, becoming one of the most awarded defensive players in NFL history.
The two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year, Super Bowl XXXI champion, 13-time Pro Bowl, and 13-time All-Pro selection holds second place all-time among NFL career sack leaders with 198. He was selected to the NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 1990s All-Decade Team, and the NFL 1980s All-Decade Team. During his professional career, White is credited with pioneering free agency in sports. Outside of football he was also known for his Christian ministry as an ordained evangelical minister, leading to his nickname, "the Minister of Defense".[1] White is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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